There's nothing like an ice storm in the southwest to propel you to get things done that you've been planning to do for years. Ricardo Guzman first mentioned that I should write a blog in 2003. I had no idea what he was talking about.
Then when Kim Snider Financial and blog expert started telling speakers at the National Speakers Association how great blogs were last year, I said, "I'm really going to do this!" That was February. OK, so it took me a few months. Thanks, Kim, for your advice.
Here's what you can expect from this blog... although things may evolve... topics on how newsmakers are doing well or could've crafted their messages better. Plus Ideas for authors, speakers and trendsetters who are dealing with the media. Since I have a monthly "Media Savvy e-Tips" e-newsletter offered on my website at The Soundbite Coach, people who want suggestions that way can still get them; this will be more interactive.
Hey, there's more on the to-do list. Stay warm.
Becoming a Better Newsmaker with Soundbite Coach Lorri Allen
Books About the News Media I Recommend
- Be A Newsmaker by Lorri Allen and Linda Swindling
- How to Speak TV: A Self-Defense Manual When You're the News by Clarence Jones
- Speak Like a CEO by Suzanne Bates
- Telling the Story: The National Public Radio Guide to Radio Journalism
- The Crisis Counselor: A Step-by-Step Guide to Managing a Business Crisis by Jeffrey R. Caponigro
About Me
Why this method of communication?
You have to reach people where they want to be reached. And some days we're all just talked out. So we can let our fingers do the dialoguing.
The idea of this blog is to answer questions about the news media from a different perspective. Some media-savvy advice givers will tell you only how to spin, some are too cynical and others just don't have the blend of TV, Radio, Print and PR experience that I've been blessed--or cursed!--to gather.
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